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Washington Post –

Gulf security forces enter Bahrain, demonstrations escalate

“DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA – A military force from Bahrain’s Gulf neighbors entered the tiny island nation Monday in an apparent attempt to restore order as anti-government demonstrations escalate.

The Bahrain Defense Force confirmed the arrival of military units from a special Gulf Cooperation Council security force. The Council is a regional economic and military alliance comprised of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman…. “ (more)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031402091.html

It looks like scared-shitless Saudi royals are pitching in with the US-inspired fig leaf of ‘coalition’  description.

Libya is see-sawing back and forth between pro and anti government forces … or the news organizations are getting that impression without being there. See prior post.  It may be that a secret invasion of oil-importing-nations’ commandos are not getting the results they want.

And Saudi Arabia saw protests even though they mobilized their torturers and henchmen to suppress it.

There’s a nice column about who is in charge in Egypt at WikiLeaks Central –

http://wlcentral.org/node/1452

Follow all the breaking news on North Africa (while the world is looking at Japan) at these sites –

https://flyingcuttlefish.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/follow-news-from-north-africa-as-it-happens/